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In a filing, Amazon discloses that EU privacy regulators levied a record $888M fine for violating GDPR data storage rules in a July 16 decision — - Luxembourg watchdog wields new powers with highest data fine — Fine follows probe based on complaint by French privacy group
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| Amazon.com, Inc.: |
Amazon reports Q2 revenue of $113.08B vs. $115.2B est., net sales grew 27% YoY, net income of $7.8B, and AWS net sales of $14.8B, up 37% YoY; stock down 5%+ — SEATTLE—(BUSINESS WIRE) July 29, 2021—Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2021.
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| Russ Mitchell / Los Angeles Times: |
New book claims Elon Musk demanded to be made Apple CEO during Tesla buyout talks in 2016, before Tim Cook cursed and hung up; Musk says he never spoke to Cook — Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century — If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission …
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| Natalie Wolchover / Quanta Magazine: |
Physicists say they used Google's quantum computer to demo a time crystal, which forever cycles between states without consuming energy, for the first time — Like a perpetual motion machine, a time crystal forever cycles between states without consuming energy.| Reuters: |
SEC has stopped processing IPO and other registrations by Chinese companies as it crafts guidance for investors disclosures over China's crackdown — (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has stopped processing registrations of U.S. initial public offerings (IPOs) …
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| Davey Alba / New York Times: |
A look at the development of an Amazon warehouse in Windsor, CT, where the discovery of multiple nooses on site raises questions about Amazon's responsibilities — The discovery of multiple nooses has set off heated debates about the responsibility of companies and the ability of workers to speak their mind.
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| Tom Wilson / Reuters: |
Binance says it will wind down futures and derivatives trading in Europe, amid regulatory pressure; users will have 90 days to close from a date specified later — Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Friday it would wind down its futures and derivatives products offerings across Europe …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
In an email to creators, audio app Fireside, funded by Mark Cuban, says it is accepting investments through August from anyone who is interested — It hasn't even launched publicly yet — The Mark Cuban-funded and co-founded audio app Fireside has yet to publicly launch …
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| Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: |
48 civil rights and advocacy groups ask the FTC to ban corporate facial surveillance technology and continuous corporate surveillance of public space — The open letter uses Amazon as a case study to argue that corporate surveillance technologies cause immense harm and fall under the FTC's authority to ban.
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Snap says it resolved an issue that prevented some Snapchat users from logging in and advises users to manually update the app if the issue persists — Snap resolved an issue preventing users from logging in — Snapchat experienced a massive issue Thursday evening, with more than 125,000 users reporting problems on Downdetector.
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| Daniel Estrin / NPR: |
Source: NSO Group has temporarily blocked several government clients globally from using its technology as the company investigates their possible misuse — Israeli spyware company NSO Group has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its technology …
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| Nick Statt / Protocol: |
A look at the fallout from the Activision Blizzard suit, as the company confirms it fired WoW lead for misconduct last year and hires “union-busting” law firm — Activision Blizzard is in crisis mode. The World of Warcraft publisher was the subject of a shocking lawsuit filed … | Catherine Stupp / Wall Street Journal: |
Faced with rising ransomware risks, companies seeking cybersecurity professionals are paying higher salaries and offering more autonomy — Companies are paying higher salaries, and in some cases giving more autonomy, to attract executives who manage data security| Stephan Kahl / Bloomberg: |
Germany to allow institutional funds, which currently manage a total of ~$2.1T, to hold up to 20% of their holdings in Bitcoin and other crypto assets — - Law would let billions of euros flow into crypto assets — Spezialfonds effected currently manage 1.8 trillion eurosSponsor Posts
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